Part III : How to Conduct SEA?
Lists of Objectives used in RDS2 for Formulation and Comparison of Railway Development Options

Objectives used for formulating railway network expansion options:

Sustainability • maximize rail share of travel in the HKSAR and Cross Boundary
• minimize the adverse impacts of transport and travel on the physical environment
• minimize the depletion of scarce resources – fuel, land
Development

• integration of transport and land use planning
• facilitate urban renewal, in particular in

- Central Kowloon
- Western District
- Wanchai

• facilitate new development areas, in particular in

- South East Kowloon
- NENT
- NWNT
- Lantau
- South Hong Kong Island
- Tseung Kwan O Intensification

• facilitate the housing programme by enhancing the scope for high density development and redevelopment

Cross Boundary

• facilitate Cross Boundary travel for

- commuting
- leisure
- business
- freight
to adjacent Shenzhen and Pearl River Delta, and further into Mainland
Integration

• form part of an integrated transport system for Hong Kong and Cross Boundary providing :

- hierarchy of transport links and services
- convenient and seamless interchange
- user-friendly system
Level of Service • provide appropriate high quality metro, commuter, and inter-city services
• provide adequate capacity to meet peak demands
• charge affordable fares to the general public in order to offer an attractive choice compared with road-based travel
Economic • provide a cost-effective railway system
• generate maximum community benefits
• offer affordable fares to avoid social exclusion
• affordable investment for the community through Government or private sector
Financial • to be self-financing
• provide appropriate return to shareholders
• generate sufficient returns to meet replacement and recurrent costs

Objectives used for comparing railway network expansion options:

Accessibility • Accessibility by rail to employment and other activities
Development Potential

• Improved rail access to existing and planned areas of development; spare capacity for future growth
Level of Service

• Total rail ridership
• Rail market share
• Overloading of rail system
• Interchange
• Journey time
Engineering

• Impacts on/disruption to existing infrastructure and services; construction difficulties/risks
Planning • Planning and property impacts
Environmental • Environmental impacts
• Rail market share
• Reduction in road traffic
Value for Money • Economic and financial viability
Phasing • Dependency on programmes for other lines and infrastructure